Zionism

They argue the significance of the affair lies in Dreyfus representation as a “symbol” that highlighted the many fundamental issues with the French republic, such as the rights of an individual and in the polarisations it provoked between those who believed the rights of an individual should be the utmost concern (the left) even if it meant a reprehended state system such as Zola who announced “There is no Dreyfus Affair any longer. There is only one issue: is France still the France of the…

1913: Seeds of Conflict Documentaries are a unique form of relating to a greater audience the story or meaning behind a larger historical event. As with all forms of media, it poses problems when looking at an event as the film can only tell over some of the accepted research and viewpoints that have been discussed amongst historical scholars. Further, the director's vision may result in him purposely excluding information that opposes the story he is trying to convey to his audience. In…

Al Nakba is a documentary about the struggles during the Palestinian exodus. “Al Nakba” means “the catastrophe” and a catastrophe it was indeed. The documentary started out with black and white photos and videos of the state of life during this period. It starts out in 1948 when the state of Israel was created. Hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. I couldn’t imagine how this must feel like. To be kicked out of your home and have it turned into a war zone. A quote by Arnold…

Instead of jumping the gun to accuse the US of intervention in the war, however, the USSR found its target in Zionism, presenting it as ‘a hidden, all-powerful, and perfidious international force’ that had been present, albeit under the surface of Jewish communities across the world. A Soviet Zionism ‘specialist’ Evgeny Evseev claimed that Israel’s military appetite was whetted by ‘the support of an unseen, immense and powerful empire of Zionist financiers…

The term “Melting Pot” describes a model of ethnic relations in which a nation-state's constituent ethnic groups engage in a process of reciprocal fusion. The phrase entered popular parlance with such élan that its origins still remain unknown and obscure to most people. Although one might safely attribute the wide-spread dissemination of the idea to Israel Zangwill, the Anglo-Jewish Zionist-turned-assimilationist, similar references had already been made by writers like J. Hector St. John de…

To what extent did the Holocaust plat a role in the establishment of the State of Israel? Six million Jews, mothers, children, fathers, grandparents, murder. The Holocaust, the horrific event that placed an enormous impact on Jewish people, Jewish life, and Jewish identity. Most Jewish survivors, who had survived concentration camps or had been in hiding, were unable or unwilling to return to Eastern Europe because of postwar anti-Semitism and the destruction of their communities during the…

Good morning/afternoon teachers and students, today I will be discussing the significance of my chosen modern personality, Yitzhak Rabin. In order to understand Yitzhak Rabin’s significance, we first need to acknowledge the historical context, rise to power, achievements and personality of Yitzhak Rabin. Yitzhak Rabin is repeatedly stated to be the “soldier of peace” due to his desire to seek accord between Israel and Palestine, however this was not always the case. Yitzhak Rabin was one of the…

Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Lebanon attacked threatening to drive them back in the sea. This was seen as the the “labor pains” that Isaiah had mentioned. Also, Isaiah describes the movement for Jews to return to the “promise land” as a movement called Zionism. The independence was not granted because of a war, but as a result of World War II. President Truman of the United States, a God fearing man knew it was the fulfillment of God's will. As a result, the same day he recognized the State of…

Road to Mecca is wrote by Muhammad Asad who is the main character of this book. Muhammad Asad previously known as Leopold Weiss, born on 2 July 1900 and died on 20 february 1992. He was a jewish-born Austro-Hungarian journalist, traveller, writer, linguist, thinker, political theorist, diplomat and Islamic scholar. He was one of the most influential European Muslims of the 20th century. By the age of thirteen, young Weiss had acquired a passing fluency in Hebrew and Aramaic, other than his…

More than 60 years ago, the State of Israel was created following a United Nations resolution. Immediately after its establishment until today, the country and its neighbors have experienced a terrible conflict. Yet, opportunities to expect a stabilization or peace have already been presented. Several factors have combined their effects to give birth to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the creation of the State of Israel and the Nakba, which constituted a crucial moment. At the end of…